Til We Get There lyrics - K'naan (feat. M-1, Stori James)

[K'Naan:]

Here we go

From the poorest and blackest of people

To surviving the streets of Mogadishu

The most dangerous armed and lethal

Yet peaceful, we know evil

I come from the slums that's run down

Spit native intelligent tongue sounds

Would rather get gunned down than dumbed down

So calm down

[M1:]

Much success to you comrade

To who I wronged, if it's never been said before, my bad

I took a page from the book of Martin Luther

And decided that it's better to hug you than to shoot you

I'm sorry homie if it's not what you're used to

But the way that we living' these black lives is beautiful

All the things we've been through

And the tree we done blew

We probably family but we never knew

[Stori James:]

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

[M1:]

That's what's called solidarity

When we struggle it's therapy

After chaos we get clarity

My enemy's enemy is my man, remember?

I ain't trying' to be ending up in this man's dilemma

We only here for a minute, it's what you make it so live it

See I'm a rider and I'm going to be remembered

For those of you not born, to those of you not here

I wish you the best, and that's real

[K'Naan:]

This ain't your average

When they portray us they say "us savage"

Cause we have it, blast it, won't stash it

Cause we fight to the death and manage

To makes songs of struggle and to habits

And dammit, if I don't get even

It's chant down Babylon season

Die for New Orleans to Cleveland

'Til we even, we not believing

[Stori James:]

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

[M1:]

I love when we making plays

I love all our brilliant ways

I love when we get paid, and never move away from the hood

We keep getting while the getting is good

You right at home in our neck of the woods

Cause we people

Momma said treat others like you want them to treat you

We just want to live and be peaceful

Long as it makes sense, I'mma have patience

Especially with my brothers I go back in the day with

We speak the same language, suffer the same dangers

Cause our children are victims of lead paint chips

Out in L.A. they put the Black against the Mexicans

Old rivalries is throwing up their sets again

They put the short against the tall and the old verse the new

Pretty soon it's going to be me against you

All the things we been through

And the tree that we blew

I wish you much success, and stay true

[Stori James:]

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

And it can take some time, 'til we win this fight

'Til we get there, I'm on your side

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